George wrote:
"Bob F" wrote in message
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Brooklyn1 wrote:
On Sun, 2 Jan 2011 21:17:23 +1300, "George"
wrote:
Farm1/FarmI/Farml

Pictures now posted
http://picasaweb.google.com/112682495420856844376 I reckon even Charlie
couldn't make it any cheaper

Cheap is expensive.... looks like there's about to be a big waste of
apples.... more like you'll be producing apple compost. You can't
make decent cider from puree. I've seen dozens of small family run
apple cider operations, they all press apple chunks. And it really
doesn't pay to micky mouse a small batch of cider at home, it's
cheaper to buy a few gallons ready made. A lot of apples are
required to produce a gallon of juice. Cider is an apple orchard
by-product, it's one of the ways they use damaged fruit (drops). Market
apples are pretty pricy nowadays, unless one has a source of
essentially free drops it doesn't pay to make cider.

http://www.schuttsapplemill.com/cider2.html

That's why I only make 30 or so gallons each year. It's just such a
futile effort.

Anyone with eyes can find apples to press. There are lots of unused
apples growing everywhere I look.

I only makr about 40 litres Bob (and then spend the rest of the year
finding outlets to give it away).

All the apples are down my street and free of charge (apart from
swapping some seasonal fruit and veges for the apples).

Very low food miles and very local.

As much as anything its a hobby and something creative.

rob

Have you tried making hard cider? It's easy to do, and makes a fine drink that
will last for years. There's another hobby.